David Shulkin actually said...

[N]othing is more important to me than making sure that we don't lose any veterans to suicide. As you know, 20 veterans a day are dying by suicide. That should be unacceptable to all of us. This is a national public health crisis, and it requires solutions that not only VA will work on, but all of government and other partnerships in the private sector, nonprofit organizations.

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Dr. Shulkin emphasizes the urgency of addressing veteran suicides as a public health crisis.

04/30/2017

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